January
20
/ 2025
The name "Jesus Christ" is one of the most recognizable on Earth. However, experts now suggest that this might not have been the actual name of the central figure of Christianity. Scholars assert that the name "Jesus" would not have been used by him in his native language, Aramaic, which differs greatly from the modern version we are familiar with. In fact, the name "Jesus" contains letters that did not appear in the written language until about 1,500 years after his death. Throughout Christianity’s two millennia of history, the original name of Jesus has been obscured by numerous translations and transliterations. The name journeyed from Aramaic to Hebrew, then to Greek and Latin, before eventually reaching an English translation in
